Embossing-press.



A. E. STIGBBRG. BMBosSING PRESS. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 25J 1910.4

`Patented July 18, 1,9171'.

. v TTRNEYS 4115 other dies, and the dies of the' ies removed from the is a view similar to Fi'g. 3, 'showing a modification of-the die holder; and Fig.` 6 is a its inner end,`into which each adapted to receive a the dies arhell from AXEL E. sTrGBERe, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

EMBOSSING-PRESS.

Specification of,.,'Letters Patent.

Patented July 18, 1911.

Application il'lcd January 25, 1910. Serial No. 540,014.`

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I, AXEL E. STIGBERG, a citizen. of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brook- 5 lyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and lm proved Embossing-Press, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

10 .The invention is an improvement in handoperated embossing presses, more especially for printing names and addresses on paper, `and has in view a press in which the dies can be readily removed and replacedby conveniently -and inexpensively procured. l

The invention further contemplates a novel mounting for the upper die of the press, and a'construction of the press so that 20 the impression can be made at a considerable distance from the edge of the sheet.

Reference is to be. had to the accompanying drawings forming apart of this specification, in which similar characters of ref- .25 erence indicate corresponding parts -in allA i the views.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a press constructed- 1n accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sec- 80 tion of the same;

Fig. 3 is a plan of the the press, showing the lace; Fig. 4 is a detail plan of one press; Fig. 5

lower die holder of dies in fragmentary sectional view through one of the dies and die holder. I The press comprises. the usual base 10,

having suitably secured near 'one of its ends 4,0 the customary overhanging arm 11, to the free end of which is fulcrumed an operating .lever 12 having a cam 13,l the lever being preferably stamped 'from sheet metal in a shape to provide'a longitudinal groove at the arm projects. Underneath the free-end base of' the press is rovided with a die holder' 14, whichI is divided longitudinally of' the base into a lseries of sections orlnes, die l5, theinne'r edges of the holder being dove-tailed or undercut, and the dies correspondingly formed, as shown in Figs. l ,and 2, so that the dies cannot be vertically displaced. All B shifting laterally by providlng the lrinderc'zutedges with fasten- 2. The cam 13` of the lever 12 of the arm 11, theA ing screws 16, which, when in place, extend through the notches 17 formed in the ends of theV dies. A similar coacting die holder 14a of like construction is arranged over the die holder 14, and is carried on the outer end portion of a flat spring 18, the spring normally retracting the upper die holder from the lower die holder, and bifureated at its rear end portion to receive the arm 11, adjacent to the base of which itl is secured by screws or other suitable fastenings 19. The arm l1 adjacent to its connection with the base is provided at its forward edge withv an opening of rounded form, the forward edge of the opening inc-lining or curving downwardly and inwardly, whereby when the sheet is stamped at some distance from the edge it will be automatically curled or rolled in the opening one or more convolutions 4upon forcing the sheet between the dies. The spring 18. is offset to clear the f opening 2() as clearly shownin Figs. 1 and is arranged to bear substantially centrally on the upper face of the die holder 14, and firmly press this holder to the die holder of the base against the action of the spring 18, lwhen the lever is depressed.

In the modiication'shown in Fig. 5, the die holder instead of being dividedvinto a number of longitudinal'sections is circular in form and 'receives a correspondinglyshaped die 15, the same being held in place by screws 16, threaded into the u wardlyprojecting fiange of the holder, which when removed permits of the dies being t-aken out and replaced by others, as in the removal of the screws 16 1n the form of the invention first described.

Thedies for the press are preferably made by stampin the letters or other characters in blanks o sheetmetal so that the characters on each blank stand in relief at one side thereof and are depressed at the opposite side, as shown in Fig. 6, the characters on the' two blanks being arranged in the -same relative position so that they will exactly register when brought together. One of these stamped blanks is then fitted to the die holder, with the raised side of the characters arranged at the outside to provide a male die, and the other like stamped blank vfitted -to the opposite die holder, with the depressed side ofy thev characters arranged outwardly toprovide a female die, the two dies being positioned to interfit when brought together. This manner of vconstruct-ing the dies adapts themto be made on an ordinary-name-plat/e machine, as is found in public places. Thus, any one in possession of the press een easilyl and inexpensively fit it with dies bearing his or toreceive the ends of the die and hold it against. vertical displacement, and screws threaded into the die holders and engagmg v.the dies at-the undercut edges and holding" the dies against lateral displacement.

In testimony whereof l have signed my name to this speciication in the presence ol two subscribing Witnesses.

, AXEL E. STIGBERG.

Witnesses:

. W. W. HOLT,

OSCAR l GA'rHERG. 

